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How to Scrape 99acres Property Data Without Writing Any Code (India Real Estate)

If you work in Indian real estate — as a digital marketer, data analyst, or PropTech developer — you know the pain of manually pulling property data from 99acres.

The good news: You don't need to write a single line of code.

The Problem

99acres has hundreds of thousands of listings across 20+ cities. Building a custom scraper is painful — 99acres uses dynamic JS rendering, anti-bot measures, and session handling that break custom scrapers constantly.

The Solution: 99acres Scraper on Apify

Apify is a cloud-based scraping platform with pre-built, maintained scrapers. There's a purpose-built actor specifically for 99acres:

99acres Data Scraper: https://apify.com/canadesk/99acres-scraper

What Data You Can Extract

  • Property listings (price, BHK type, sq.ft area)
  • Locality and city
  • Builder/developer name
  • Agent contact information
  • Property type (residential/commercial, buy/rent)

Step-by-Step Usage

  1. Go to https://apify.com/canadesk/99acres-scraper
  2. Create a free Apify account
  3. Paste your 99acres search URL as input
  4. Set maximum results count
  5. Click Start — runs on the cloud
  6. Download results as JSON or CSV

Real Use Cases

Marketing Managers: Build geo-targeted ad audiences from listing data for Google Ads and Meta campaigns.

Competitive Intelligence: Track competitor project pricing in your target micro-markets weekly.

Investment Research: Track price-per-sqft appreciation trends across localities over time.

PropTech Developers: Feed ML models, valuation tools, and recommendation engines with fresh structured data.

Why Apify vs Custom Scrapers?

  • No server setup or maintenance
  • Handles bot detection and CAPTCHAs
  • Automatic updates when the website changes
  • Schedule daily/weekly runs for ongoing monitoring

Try it here: https://apify.com/canadesk/99acres-scraper

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